Makhackala/Agency Caucasus – Frustrated with frequent power cuts over the past three days across the country, the people of
Dagestan
went out on the streets and staged demonstrations, though they were later forcibly dispersed by the OMON forces.
Public demonstrations were staged on Sunday across Makhackala in protest at three days of power cuts.
A group of as many as 100 people blocked a road to traffic on the
in central Makhackala. The OMON forces used force to disperse the crowd. Another group of as many as 200 people blocked the traffic at a juncture where the streets of Gagarina and Bakinkski Kamissarov meet. Demonstrations in some other parts of Makhackala continued up until late at night. ÖZ/FT
